PRESS WEATHER NO. 193 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

A NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS SLIGHTLY COOLER YESTERDAY MORNING. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS 23.3
DEGREES, THE LOWEST SO FAR THIS AUTUMN. THE WEATHER WAS
MAINLY FINE AND DRY DURING THE DAY, THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
OVER MANY PLACES STAYED AROUND 50 PER CENT. UNDER THE
PERSISTENT INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, THE WEATHER
WILL BE GENERALLY FINE OVER SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND
TOMORROW. IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT
NIGHT. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT
WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE. AN UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE WILL
BRING SHOWERS TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
AND THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA DURING THE WEEKEND AND
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

BESIDES, SEVERE TYPHOON KRATHON WEAKENED INTO A TYPHOON
YESTERDAY MORNING AND MADE LANDFALL OVER THE COAST OF
GAOXIONG IN THE AFTERNOON. IT THEN WEAKENED PROGRESSIVELY
INTO A TROPICAL STORM. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, KRATHON WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF GAOXIONG. IT IS
FORECAST TO BE SLOW-MOVING, LINGERING OVER THE SOUTHERN
PART OF TAIWAN AND WEAKENING SIGNIFICANTLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024)

CLOUDY PERIODS AND SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 22 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. BECOMING MAINLY FINE AND DRY DURING THE DAY
WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE
NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE ON SATURDAY, DRY DURING THE DAY. THE
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE
RELATIVELY LARGE. A FEW SHOWERS AND SUNNY INTERVALS EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 22 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 22 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:24 HKT ON 03.10.2024